Car basket-rack.



No. 787,456. PATENTED APR. 18, 1905. J. KIRBY, JR. GAR BASKET RACK.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 2 4, 1904.

14' I I I I M 1315 El 17 "V W 7/ UNITED STATES mated, 4 m 18, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KIRBY, JR., F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR To THE DAYTON MANU- FAGTURIVNGCOMPANY. OF DAYTON, orno.

CAB j BASKET-RACK.

srncmrcanoiv forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,456, dated April 18,1905. Application filed December 24, 1904. Serial No. 238,246.

others skilled in the art to which it apper-- tains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to the figures of reference marked thereon, as forming a part ofthis'specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car basket-racks, and has forits principal object the constructi'on of a rack 1n WhlCh the bottommember forms a complete sin le structure which can be attached to andetached from the wall-brackets when the latter are secured in positionon the wall of the car or other support, thereby making it unnecessaryto remove the brackets from their support when it is necessary to makerepairs to the bottom member of the rack or when for an purpose it isdesired to separate the same om the brackets when the rack is inposition for use in the car, the invention bemg especially advantageouswhen employed in connection with a number of sections forming what iscommonly known as continuous racks, and in which to remove a bottomsection it has heretofore been necessary to begin at one end of the rackand remove the brack ets and bottom sections until the particularsection to be removed for repair or otherwise is reached, while with myimprovement any bottom section can be removed and replaced withoutdisturbing anypf the other sections or removing any of the brackets fromtheir position on the wall ofithe car.

To this end and 'with a view to convenience in manufacture my inventionconsists in certain details ofconstruction and combi-' nation of arts,as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims at theend of this specification.

In the accom anyingdrawings,whichform ets at each end of each of thefront and back rods of each section, and Fig. 6 is a sectional viewshowing the manner in which the ends of the intermediate rods are unitedwith the end connecting-bars.

In the said drawings similar numerals indicate corresponding partsthroughout the 'several figures thereof.

Of the said numerals, 1 and 1 represent the wall-brackets, which areprovided with feet 2 and 2, by which the brackets are secured to thewall of the car. These brackets are also provided with screw threadedprojecting members 3 and 3,'the end brackets 1 each having two suchmembers on the inside thereof, and the intermediate brackets 1' eachhaving two such members on each side thereof.

The bottom.- section of the rack is composed of a number of rods 4, 4,and 5, united to form a single structure by means of connecting-bars 6,intermediate bars 7 being employed where it is desired to. giveadditional stiffness to the structure. The front -and back rods 4 and 4.are preferably of larger diameter than the rods 5 and may be eithertubular or solid. They are provided at each end with shoulders orcollars 8, which may be formed thereon in various ways. I prefer,however, to employ tubes for these rods and to plug the ends thereofwith plugs 9, having the shoulders 8 formed thereon, as shown in Fig. 5.The intermediate rods 5 are also preferably of tubing, mounted over ironrods 10, screw-threaded at each end and: extending through the endconnecting-bars 6, the ends of the rods 5 bearing against the through ofthe rods 5. When the bottom isformed in the manner above described, the

connecting-bars may be soldered or otheri 'wise secured to the rods toprevent slipping and to contribute stiffness to the structure.

When the racks are to be made up in separate sectionsthat is to say,when one bottom section and two ends constitute a complete rackthewall-brackets are provided on the inside thereof with the screw-threadedmembers 3, as shown in the left-hand section Of-Fig. 5, and when theracks are to be continuous the members 3 and 3 are employed at each sideof each of the intermediate brackets 1, as shown in the right-handsection of said Fig. 5. The members 3 are provided with screw-threadedshanks 14, which pass through perforations 15 in the brackets, to whichat the outer ends of the rack they are secured bytips 16, while at theintermediate brackets (when the racks are continuous) the member 3 is emloyed to perform the same function, as will be clearly understood byreference to said Fig. 5 of the drawings. It will, however, be apparentthat the members 3 and 3 may be cast or otherwise formed on thebrackets; but I prefer the construction which I have shown anddescribed.

To connect the bottom section and the wall-brackets together, a coupling17, having an inwardly-disposed flange 18, is employed at each end ofeach of the rods 4 and 4' and are movable thereon. These couplings areinteriorly screw-threaded to engage the members 3 and 3, and whenscrewed to place thereon their flanges 18 will engage the collars 8 ofthe rods 4 and 4 and form a substantial union of the bottom section andthe brackets, and when the rack issecured t0 the wall of the car orother support the bottom sections can readily be detached and removedfrom the brackets, whether in single or continuous racks, and in thelatter case each bottom section can beremoved independent of all theother sections, thus saving time and labor, affording economy inmanufacture, and contributing convenience in mounting and dismountingthe racks.

In carrying out my invention it is obvious that the construction which Ihave shown and described may be departed from in various ways withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof and which consists in a constructionthat permits of the bottom member being removed from the brackets whenthe latter are secured to the wall of a car or other support withoutdisturbing the brackets. Therefore I do not wish to limit the inventionto the exact construction herein shown and described. Having thus fullydescribed my invention,

I claim member and brackets forming the ends of the rack-section andhavin rovision for attaching theisame to a suitail e support, incombination with mechanism for coupling the said bottom member to saidbrackets, the said mechanism being located at the insides of saidbrackets and wholly within the racksection.

2. A basket rack comprising a bottom member consisting of a sin 1estructure and brackets forming the ends 0 the rack-section and havinprovision for attaching the same to a suita le support, in combinationwith mechanism for couplin the aidbottommember to said brackets, t csaid mechanism being located at the insides of said brackets and whollywithin the rack-section.

3. In a basket-rack, the combination with end brackets therefor, of abottom member comprisin in art a front and a back rod, an enlarged siouder at each end of each of said rods, and coupling mechanism betweensaid shoulders and the adjacent sides of their respective brackets forcoupling the said bottom member and said brackets together,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a basket-rack the combination with end brackets therefor, of abottom member comprising a front'and a back rod and a lurality ofintermediate rods, connectingars by which the said rods are united toform a single structure, enlarged shoulders at each and the adjacentsides of their respective brackets for coupling the said bottom memberand said brackets together, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

5. In a basket-rack, the combination .with end brackets therefor, of abottom member comprising a front and a back rod and a number ofintermediate rods, connecting-bars, by

,gle structure, enlar ed shoulders at each end of the said front an backrods, screw-threaded members projecting laterally from each of saidbrackets, and screw-threaded couplings which en age the said members andwhich are provided with inwardly-dis osed flanges adapted to enga e thesaid s oulders and whereby the sai bottom member and the tially as andfor the purpose set forth.

6. In a basket-rack, the combination with end brackets therefor, of abottom member comprising in part a front and a back rod, enlargedshoulders at each end of said rods,

1. A basket-rack comprising a bottom' end of each of said front and backrods, and coupling mechanism between said shoulders which the said rodsare united to form a sinsaid brackets are coupled together,substanscrew-threaded members projecting latera'll I from each of saidbrackets, and screw-threa posed flanges adapted to engage the saidshoulders and-whereby the said bottom memher and the said end bracketsare coupled together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. A basket-rack comprising a bottom member and brackets forming theends of the I rack and having provision forrigidlyattaching the same toa suitable support, incombination with con ling mechanlsm located at theends of said ottom member and on the adjacent sides of said brackets forcou ling the said partstogether, whereby the sai bottom member can besecured in and removed from its position between said brackets withoutremoving either of the' latter from their support. 1 a

8. A basket-rack comprising a bottom member consisting of a singlestructure and brackets forming the ends of the rack and having provisionfor rigidly attaching the same to a suitable support, in combinationwith coupling mechanism located at the ends of said bottom member and onthe adjacent sides of said brackets forcoupling the said parts together,whereby the said bottom member can be secured in and removed from itsposition between said brackets without removing either of the latterfrom their support.

'9. A basket-rack comprising a bottom member and brackets forming theends of the rack and having provision for attaching the same to asuitable support, in combination with screw-threaded members attached toor forming part of and extending laterally from each of said bracketstoward the center of the bottom member to be coupled thereto, andcouplings which engage the said screwthreaded members and the saidbottom mem-' her to couple the latter, to said brackets, whereby thesaid bottom'member can be secured in and removed from its positionbetween said brackets without removing either of the latter from theirsupport.

10. A basket-rack comprising a bottom member consisting of a singlestructure and brackets forming the ends of the rack and having provisionfor attaching the same to a suitable support, in combination withscrewthreaded members attached toor forming part of and extendinglaterally from each of said brackets toward the center of the bottommember to be coupled thereto, and couplings which'engage the saidscrew-threaded members and the said bottom member to couple the latterto said brackets, whereby the said bottom member can be secured in andremoved from its 'position between said brackets without removing eitherof the lat Z ter from their support.

11. In a basket-rack, the combination of end brackets adapted to besecured to a suitable support, screw-threaded members attached to forforming part of and extending laterally from said brackets,connecting-rods between said members and whose ends abut theends-thereof, a bottom member intermediate the said rods andconnected-therewith, and coupling mechanism for unitin the ends of saidrods with said screw-threa ed mem-" bers; whereby the entire bottom ofthe rack can be secured in and removed from its position between saidbrackets without removing either of the latter from their support.

12. In a continuous basket-rack comprising a plurality of sections, aseparate bottom member for each section, and brackets therebetween, incombination with means for coup- .ling the ends of said bottom membersto the adjacent sides of their respective brackets independently of eachof the others of said sections, whereby each bottom member can besecured in and removed from its position between said brackets withoutremoving either of the latter from their support;

13. In a continuous basket-rack comprising a plurality of sections, aseparate singlestructure bottom member for each section, and bracketstherebetween, in combination with means for con ling the ends of saidbottom members to t e adjacent sides of their respective bracketsindependently of each of the others of said sections, whereby eachbottom member can be secured in and removed from its position betweensaid brackets without removing either of the latter f romtheir support.

14. As a new article of manufacture, a basket-rack bottom comprising aplurality of rods and an intermediate member, said rods haying ashoulder at each end thereof, couplings on said rods which engage thesald shoulders and which are adapted to couple the said rods withsuitable end brackets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

, 15. As a new article of manufacture, a basket-rack bottom comprising asingle structure in which there are two outer each end thereof, incombination with screwthreaded couplin s on said rodshaving inarallelrods provided with an enlarged sho der at turned flanges a apted toengage the said shoulders and whereby the bottom may be con led tosuitable end brackets, substantia y as and for the urpose set forth.

'16. As a new article of manufacture, a basket-rack bottom consisting ofa plurality of parallel rods united by cross-bars to form a sin lestructure, enlarged shoulders at the en s of the outer of said rods, andcouplings which engage the said shoulders and by which the said bottommay be coupled to suitable my own I have hereunto affixed my signaendbrackets, substantially as and for the ture, this 20th day of December,1904', in the I0 purposleisset forth. I f f b presence of two witnesses.i

17. a new artic e 0 menu acture, a ast 5 ket-rack end provided withlaterally-project- JOHN KIRBY ing screw-threaded members, substantiallyas Witnesses and for the purpose set forth. J NO. I. UNDERWOOD,' Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as H. D. HENDRIGK.

